WW2 German Death Card of Heribert Giglberger.
Heribert was born in Wimm. During the war he served in a Grenadier Regiment as the rank of Obergefreiter. He participated in the Russian and France Campaigns and would be the recipient of the Eastern Medal and Wound Badge. On June 14th 1944, Heribert was killed in action by “Bandits” in Biłgoraj, Poland. He was 31.
Since posting, I got access to a scanner. This is the first time I’ve ever used one. Im really shocked how much clearer these came out.
Hi there.
Thank you for posting and I agree, the scanned version is very crisp.
Name: Heribert Giglberger
Rank: Obergefreiter
Birth Date: 15 March 1913
Birth Place: Frontenhaüsen Vilsbibürg
Military Unit: 4./Kompanie Feldausbildungs-Regiment Nordukraine
Death Date: 14 June 1944
Death Place: Flissÿ Forstl bei Janow (Kreis Bilgoraj)
His cause of death is noted as Gefallen: Granat volltreffer (Killed in action: Grenade/mortar direct hit)
I couldn't find him on the Volksbund, but according to the rear of his casualty card he was buried in the Heros Cemetary in Biłgoraj.
Janow -
Soviet and Polish troops captured Janów on July 26, 1944, and afterwards the town was restored to Poland, although with a Soviet-installed communist regime, which remained in power until the Fall of Communism in the 1980s.
Janow Lubelski - Wikipedia
Biłgoraj -
Biłgoraj - Wikipedia
Feldausbildungs-Regiment Nordukraine -
My Father's Erkennungsmarke
Urkunde FAR. "Nordukraine" 1944 - Dokumente - Militaria Fundforum
Kind regards,
Will.
Last edited by Willmore; 02-24-2023 at 09:28 PM.
Yeah I think I will start using the new snanner from now on!
And thank you for the info!
Yeah, the scanner works so much better and I wish I had one lol. No worries on the info too.
I managed to find Flissÿ (his place of death) -
Flisy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dzwola, within Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Dzwola, 8 km (5 mi) south-east of Janów Lubelski, and 65 km (40 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.
Flisy - Wikipedia
I think Heribert may have been killed during the Battle of Porytowe Wzgórze -
Battle of Porytowe Wzgorze - Wikipedia
Kind regards,
Will.
I read into it, sounds like an interesting battle. Thanks!
My pleasure. I agree with you there and it fits in nicely with the killed in action by 'Bandits' on the death card too.
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